Part of the M60 motorway in Greater Manchester reopens after earlier being closed because of high winds.

People are warned to take care as winds reaching 70mph (112kmph) in parts of England cause lorries to blow over and trees to fall down.

Three Muslim inmates plotted a revenge attack in Wakefield prison against a Bosnian war criminal, a court is told.

Prison authorities in Colombia say they are holding a girl who was caught trying to smuggle 74 mobile phones into a jail in the city of Medellin.

The new owner of Pontins holiday camps says he will give them a touch of "Disney" to bring them into the 21st Century

The government is hoping UK firms will create 100,000 more apprentices by 2014, as Apprenticeship Week begins.

Small firms have seen a production boost as domestic demand for UK-made goods increases, a report suggests.

Bush fires raging on the outskirts of Perth in Western Australia destroy at least 40 homes and damage about 20 others.